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ALFRED FORD Compare your wealth to the automobile that youdrive everyday. When you are at the wheel, youhave two options: You can either drive withoutdirection or, you can drive steadily to the templeand derive longlasting happiness. The decision isyours. So are the effects. You are the master ofyour destiny. You may choose to amass wealth anduse it for inferior means of consumption or decideto use your resources to serve humanity andtherefore, Lord Krishna. Amassing wealth is like wanting Lakshmi to bewith you always. Lakshmi's natural inclination is

to be with Narayana, the Supreme. So, in a way, your wealth wants to be with Narayana. So, weshould use our wealth for His service. Industrialists should also know that whatever they aredoing to create wealth is temporary by nature. Their activities are not permanent as nothing canbe taken out from this material world. But still, many people run after money in the wrong way —being fatally drawn to maya, or the illusory energy that binds us. When I was very young — and idealistic — I was restless; I yearned for peace of mind. However,once I came in contact with Sri Prabhupada, I became a totally different person. My idea aboutlife in general underwent a total transformation and I was reborn as Ambarish Das. Even today,when people ask me what I would like to be known as — given a choice between Alfred andAmbarish — I promptly say that I prefer to be addressed as Ambarish. The reason is simple: SriPrabhupada had himself given me this name and whatever Sri Prabhupada has given me, I holdextremely close to my heart. The Godhead's inferior energy is what we use for the gratification of our senses while the superiorenergy should actually be the one we concentrate upon for our elevation. Sadly, most of the timethis doesn't happen and the result is there for all to see — channelling money for wrong purposes,misrepresentation of religion, confused thoughts, arousal of violence, merciless killings... the listgoes on. The best example of this is Osama bin Laden. He himself is part and parcel of God andyet he is hellbent on destroying other parts and parcels of the same Supreme Force just becauseof a few wrong ideals in his life. There are other instances as well. Why do you think the richest countries — including some of therichest men — come up with the largest number of suicides? Why is it that the most powerful

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think they have everything and yet feel a sense of emptiness? People realise that true happinessdoesn't come from material satisfaction. They understand that once they gain the 'biggest', the'largest' and the 'strongest' tags, they are not really the biggest, the largest or the strongest. Theygradually understand that as spiritual creatures; their material problems cannot be solved bymaterial solutions. And it is then that they turn towards spirituality to seek solace. It is a route ofnatural progression that Lord Krishna has laid out for each and every one of us. This route is just the beginning of a journey — a long, continuous one at the end of which we areassured of reaching the Lord himself and fulfilling the very purpose of our lives. In this Kaliyug,when the mind is extremely restless, the best way to continue walking along this route is throughBhakti Yoga. Even Arjun, who was one of the greatest yogis of all times, followed this path andrealised the Godhead. For us, mere mortals, Bhakti Yoga is simple to understand and easy tofollow. You just need to chant 'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, HareRam, Hare Ram, Ram Ram, Hare Hare' and you are sure to reach the end of the road. Needlessto say, by then you will know who you really are. (Alfred Ford, an ISKCON member, is a great grandson of Henry Ford. He spoke to Sujoy Bosuin Kolkata)

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